Machine for applying expression-indicating lines and the like to perforated note-sheets.



E..G. CLARK. MACHINE FOR APPLYING EXPRESSION INDICATING LINES AND THE LIKE TO PERFORATED NOTE SHEETS.

APPLlCATlON HLED JUNE 41 1914. I

1,137,259. Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

7 SHEETS-SHEET lfHE NORRIS PETERS 60.. PHOTO-LITHO.. wAsHINGroN, D. c

E. G. CLARK.

' MACHINE FOR APPLYING EXPRESSION INDICATING LINES AND THE LIKE TO PERFORATED NOTE SHEETS.

' APPLICATION man JUNE 4. 1914.

1, 1 37,259. Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

' 7 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

THE NORRIS PETERS C04, PHom-LITHO.. WASHINGTON, D. C.

E E. G. CLARK.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING EXPRESSION INDICATING LINES AND THE LIKE TO PERFORATED NOTE SHEETS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4.1914.

1,137,259. Patented p -27, 1915.

7 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

111E NORRIS PETERS 60.. PHOTD-LITHOH WASHINGTON, u. r.

E. G. CLARK.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING EXPRESSION INDICATING LINES AND THE LIKE TO PERFORATED NOTE SHEETS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4. m4.

1,137,259. X Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

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E: G. CLARK.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING EXPRESSION INDICATING LINES AND THE LIKE TO PERFORATED NOTE SHEETS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1914. 1 ,137,259, Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

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E. G. CLARK.

MACHINE FOR APPLYING EXPRESSION INDICATING LINES AND THE LIKE TO PERFORATED NOTE SHEETS.

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MACHINE FOR APPLYJNG EXPRESSlON INDICATING LINES AND THE LIKE TO PERFORATED NOTE SHEETS. 7

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4. 194- I 1,137,259. Patented Apr. 27, 1915.

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I I Kalb, i the county, of; 1391mm "5nd: st-gz e jing Expression ndibatin v t oj lperforated not'ei slige s'ts," designid torb used 1 as gontrjo'llers for lautqina tip playing mechanisms, lines extendinglin zi'gfz'aQgL-Qr,

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, for indicating the jariatibi s ofit'empq" Q1 F dynamic expression 10f the" gmus'icjcorref 0' the movifientslof the stops'fori sinuous fashion Y 'loxfgif sp i U controlling expr'sislion andgtemp. It consists iii .thf

' stylus carrier frame; Fig '6 is' asegtlon' b theline 6+6 onFigL'li Fig. 'i's afsimilzi View showing the movable part sinagdifi I ent position. "FigLiS isiagsetionat the line 8flr8ri,on Fig; 1; Fig; 9 is afs ectignr at the] at th,'1ine"10I -1O,,bni Figj ll 3f detail section at the Links 111%11 on "Fig 1:

' Fig}? 12 is a detaillevationof offa portion of one fllanking un (1' tall 1a pattern: sheet thereon. i

, T e"machine inustmcdim fth zdmwl is" intended to pli'ovi de'means for mark' lgg a multiplicity o f.notei-'shets[ all jat one; time,

m *Whichfifra e center; 5

" infer ali e ew tmwfi the Sp o deadn e w itirsfd icdlil s,

Ths mix-king units jfxp'e shown groupje d n elemejitsfip yea-ch gblumnj w ith-cbri'espgindihg element s im the other. fgblunmfiskdgsii able "opgasi 'ah, V s mgfrvergnter;

* w win mmmxamw'1 comrA-ny r' qnmgaq pmuo s,

hichmeshgsfwith anfidlij j rl 8; f

' turn" 7;

. are mounted idler gears, 21, adaptedto; mesh respect to the axes of the idlersj, 21, 'a'ndithe gears, 15,said idlers may be taken out of. ,meshwith said gears, thereby disconnecting shaft 19*, which is mounted for'sliding in idler, 118. -"On a shifta'bleicarrier, 20,-there with the gears, 15, on the consecutive'spool live-centers, and thereby t Ium'te them n a Continuous train extending fromjthe idler,

The carrier, 20, being movable laterally with the train when desired. vMounted fastjon shafts, 4?, of ,thetake-up rolls, 1, there are equal gears, 22, which are adapted to be connected in a continuous trair by the Idlers,

21,;when the carrier, 20, is movedlat'erally to b'ring said idlers, 21, into mesh between theconsecutive gears,22, on'the'takeenp roll shafts. 1 To adapt the carrier, .20,Tf to p be moved for carryinggthe idlers, 21, alterna-f tively into mesh with the; gears, 15, orinto mesh'with ithe gears, 22, said carrier rconsists ofa bar, having attheupperfand. lower.,ends clasps, 20 and 20?, engagingthetransverse facing bars, 2 and 2?, respectively, of the V upright, 2. e, To these same facing plates and to the upright,"-2, thereg are' bolted theyokes,

26, '26,,in' which there'is, journaled a ver" tical rock shaft, 26, having lever arms, 26,

whose outer terminals, 126, engage forks,

" 0320 seamen, 20, fps sliding the be n the transverse bars, 2*. and 2, when theshaft,

26?, is rocked, jF or rocking this shaft it has a lever-arm, 26,atthe upper end, and for 7 locking rit in the two positions to which it is to be adjusted, there are connected -tolth'e vertical bar, 20, twolatches, 27 and 28, each having twonotches, 27 and 28 ,the notches,

withlthe gears, 15,0nthe spoollive-centers,

and the-notches,128f, being'in position for 27?, being positioned for engaging pins, 29, on the rear frame bar, 2*, cwhen' the-carrier isin position for putting theidlers into mesh engaging said pins whenthe idler carrier is shifted for engaging the idlers with the gears,-22, on thetake-up roll shafts: 'On thei lowest of the' take-up roll shafts there islin addition to the. gear, ..22, a gear, 30, which is;.adapted to mesh with thegear, c19, on the main power shaft whensaid shaft is shifted to carry the gear, 19, laterally in the oppo-V site direction from that in which it is moved to put the gear, 19, into mesh with theli'dler,

18; Thevertical anes of the two, gears,

shiftingthe main powershaft there is fuL crumedon the frame at 35, a shiftin lever,

protruding there-above, terminating a its journalbearings onthe frame ,to' carry said gear, 19, into andout of mesh'with the 37 ,positioned for lodgmentof thelever, 36,

tionforjholding theshaft, 19, thrust longi- 18, to the topmost of the spool live-centers.

tudmally to a position'for engaging the the line of the main power shaft, 19, so that the gear,.1 9 may stand between those planes out ,of mesh with both said gears; For

3 6, which extends up tojmetepoi the; rame W h i next to the platenroll,-as 'ithruns over handle,- 36 flin convenientj positioni to I reached bythe'operator occupying a position'for watching the pattern sheet as here inafterex plained. The'lower end of: the lever, 36, is, forked font-engagement between- The top bar, 37, of the frame has a' notch,

therein when said leverstands at the posi- 'gear, -19', with the idler, 18, of the spool live-- center" train, and another notch, 37, at a 70 stwo stopcollars, 192192 011 the shaft, 19?. is

positionfor similarly engaging said lever 7 when it "is moved to position for engaging the gear; with the gear, 30; Intermediate these "two j notohes there is a third notch,

diate position between the planes of the two 1 37?, for engaging thef-leverlwhen it is posi gears. A bar, 38', is held to the side of the ban-37, by springs, '39, coiled about'the supporting pins, 10, whichconnect to said bars, saidspring-pressed bar, 38, being thus adapt ed to be pushed awayfromf the notched bar notches, andithe springrpressed barthus operates to press the lever,36, into either of i" the notches; opposite to l which 7 it may i be swung and to hold it against accidental dis engagement from the fIlQtCllBS, respectively.

Y In orderto adapt the apparatus for use in marking note sheets of different widths, and

consequently wound tiponlspoels of different Z 1 lengths, there is prov ed a We, center coub ar,"3. A cam lock, 53, is provided for securingthe vertical bar, 51, at the foot,.and

end provided withfa driving terminal, 50 for engaging the spools in the same manner as theyrarefengaged by the spoollive 'cen-- fpling, orspacer, for "each o the spoo'l live" centers,isaid spacers or couplings, 50, being I allrmounteid in a vertical bar, 51, for whose foot there is provided a socket, consisting :Of-a notched block 52 mounted on the sill, 1, ,of the frame,-while for the head there is 7 provided an engagement in the upper frame.

a ho'ok, 53 secures it at the top. Each of ters. The length of the spacers orthelive center-couplings, 50, is designedxto bethe difierence between the lengths of two lengths t g of-spools forwhich the structure is adapted. '18 andj30, are su ciently separated along number of length of spools may be ;ac- V c mmodated by thus providing correspond:

mspacers or live center couplm s;

face of-the notesheety-that is, the surface 7 ""The marking ofv thenote sheets in r-cordance with a-pattern sheet is effected by means of styli bearingfupon the outersurt h 'a nd ifo 69f, follows the the S11 1e bar, 68 tion by? the pi'n and by the spring; The. "uab ve the Upper end of the upright 63, and

(V sary to keep the stylus foll ing thez'pattern I causes not only'the patternsheet a li p iithe I v the purpqse of "eetSi 'sinililtane tyl lismeri'ielf 1c lower horiz ithefhaft being upfightbetrSiBQ and J63, and g? P l; to" the axes of the plate Ward past thef proximate ends/0 1 the "end cp rtion bf "jsaid leiten' erm't being I at the other end;t0 the p" erat'es to, holdtheleye k ageinstthepin; 70,156 thatthetleverqa frm o her dire ctlgn bar," 68, projects;

bentddwn'il} alliner adial'tdthe platen r011" mi g 2t styl11 s; 6 whdse' "globular l ls containing thefnol e' e'et s re mounted on' the" ftii peretihg levf,

travel of I the note" sheets; as

1 Q ill the -othernote 1 sheets A pass in p ba hichlis effected b when rpcatesrfthe" slide 110 ,1

yl ms, mck'fig the sh (15m ving the st e e platen folls resp .or adepting the.

on the top of t laten rolls, tojtflhzt for under side the lfrt o the stylusearrief, mp s 1th aekan I forth tbfcarry the Styli tran' ersel" with the spool live centers and brake shoes,

i6, icooperating therewith, which are pivoted on the uprights, 2:, and pressed against the disks, by springs, 88, andlifted by pins, 8 9',

carriedbythebrake slide bars,47, mounted for. sliding vertically on the. main frame. Tn

order that these brake devicesmay be ope erative, upon. the spools carried by; the live spool centers so as to cause the note sheets. to be drawntautover the platen rolls, there are provided levers, 80,. 80, fuclrumed upon the upper horizontal bar, 3, of the frame and connected respectively one with eachof the brake bars 47 and also fulcrumed on said upper bar there are levers, 81,, 81, having 7 pins, 82, projecting froin their faces over the edges of the i levers, 80, 80, respectively, for actuating vsaid levers, 80, as the levers,

81, 81*, are rocked. The-two levers, 81, 81 are connected by a. link, 84 ,-v so that either one of them being manipulated Will cause.

the other'to be actuated sothat .the brakej, apparatus of both columns will be similarly operated, Preferably one of the 'levers,;as 81, is elongated to form a handle, 85, which swings alongside of-a segment, 86, having a shoulder, 87, with which the lever, 8l,be-'

' comes engaged at the position at which the brake shoes, 46, are held out; ofcontact with the brakejdisks, 45, on the spool live centers,

lVhen'the note sheets have 'been fully wound, onto the takeup roll to the limit necessary to completely tracelthe pattern' line to be reproduced, the-,operatorshifts the lever, 36, to intermediate positionrwhere it engagesthe notch,37, of the bar, 37, thus disengaging the 'take-up rolldrfiving train,

from the drivin'g power. The operator will next shift the idler carrier, 20, to engage the idlers Withthe spool live center train. It is obviously, important that the styli should be withdrawn from the] note sheets, before. the rewinding of the note sheets onto the spools, because iotherwise there would be produced on the sheets a meaninglessmark during the re-winding; To insure that the spool-driving train shall not be connected with the driving power until the styli shall be lifted, there is pivoted upon the upper side of the frame bar, '3, a latch, 95, having a tooth, 96, projecting crosswise of the path of swing of the lever, 36, and adaptedto obstruct that path to prevent the lever from being moved from the notch, 37, at which thedriving gear, 19, is ,in neutral position tq;the.notch,;37, at which said gear would be engaged with the spool-driving train.

7 1 The rock shaft, '7 5, has two lever arms, 7 8,

connected by, a wrist 'member, 97 extending parallel withflthe rock shaft which is posi tioned for encountering aQcam-arm, 98,'

which extends from the latch, 95, when the shaft, 7 5, isro'cked for advancing the styli a'gainstfthe platen rolls for marking, and in this movement; said arm, of the} rock shaft,

sleaze- 75, moves the into locking position de a scribed, where itis sec iirely held until'the operator rocks the shaft, ,for withdrawe ing the stylifroin the platen rolls, and when V thisis done thepperator may complete the the note sheets to be rewound from the take- ,up'r'olls back ontothe spools; flIn orderthat the rewindingm ay be efi ected rapidly, the

gear trains being iconstr'ncjtedffor this pur pose, the operator will engage the lever, 85, 1 u -With the shoulder 87,0fthe segment, 86,

so for lifting theibralie shoes away from the; brakedisks by means of thepins, 1 89,; and 7 against the resistance of the springs, 88;] r

having swung said lever'over intoposition;

-70. 4 swing offtheflever, 36,, over to reach the;.. 1 notch, 37?, for; engagingthe gear, l9,;w ith;.; j 7 the spool live centerpdriving train, causingffi The take-up roll shafts are each providedfl with abrake disk, 45, and a brakeabar', 46

lpivoted on the upright, 2, and pressed, by a spring, :88, isi uninterruptedly operative to check the'rotation ofthe take-up roll,;this

being desirable both in winding and unwinding, and no meansls therefore prov ded for 46?, at any stage of the operation. 1

'Ifclaimei i I 3 1. In a machine for the purpose indicated, in combination with a frame, a multiplicity of sheet-markingl units mounted in the a 'mark-producing surface, a take-up roll having its aXis'paral1el, witli that of the platen roll and spool centers also parallel to i 903 releasing the pressure of these brakefbars,

frame,j.each comprising, a platen roll having loo said axis; means for rotating theftake-up rolls; a stylus carrier having a stylus arm for each platen rollistyli, thereon overhanging the platen rolls respectively; means for pressing the styli yieldingly against their. respective platen rolls, and means for moving the'ca'rrier bodily to carry all the styli longitudinally of the platens during the ac tuation of the take-up roll.

2. In a machine for the purpose indicated,

eachfsuch unit compri'sing a platen, a take I l l 1n, comblnatlon with a frame,a-mult1pl1c1ty of sheet-marking unitsmou'nted intheframe,

up roll and spool centerslive and dead, said i r spoolcenters having their axes-parallel to that ofjfthe takeuproll; a geartra'inin, which the spool live centers arefloperatively connected forro-tation, another gear trainin whichthe take up roll shaftsare operatively connectedfor rotation; a power-,7

communicating wheel and means for shifting its connection from the initial gear of one of said trainstoi the initial gear'of the other train, said twotrains' comprising idler v gearsbetween each two consecutive operative gears, said ldlers for'the two trains being mounted and means for shifting it to engage said idlers alternatively with the two-trains. 3. v Ina machine for the'purpose indicated,

the-same; a frame uponwhich saididlers are l is 10'. A machine for thepurpose 1 a of sheet frame,.eachrc up roll having its axis parallel to that 10f the platen roll, and a live spool. center also parallel tojsaid axis; means for alternatively rotatingthe-take-up rolls and the spool live for mo'vement into operative vconnection With the initialmembers ot said trainsalternatively; and means forrnovingsaid power communicating member to shift its connec- ;tionrfrom one train to the other.

in combination With a frame, a multiplicity iprising: a platen roll, atakecenters-; a stylus-carrierhaving a stylus'arm styli longitudinally of the platen rolls durmovingthe carrier bodily to .carry "all the ing the actuationof thetake-up roll; means for Withdrawing thestyli from the platen rolls adevice for shifting the driving con-: 1

- nection from the take-up" rolls to the spool live centers; locking means to prevent, the

; movement "of said ide-Vice for such shifting,

Ydrawing the styli to said locking;means for p i unlocking the latterhy the;Withdrawal of? spoollive-centers; a stylus-carrier having a L I stylus-arm for eachplaten-and styli thereon and 1 connections from the means for with pli'c of up roll, and a live spooljcenterparallel to the aXis'ofthetake-up' roll means for alter:

natively rotating" the take-uprolls and the 1 overhanging the platens respectively; a de- Withthe platen, and connections fromssaid '7 y r 7. v

the frame; each comprising 7 the spool live centers; astylns-carrienconviceg-forjshifting the drivingconnection into actuating' relationto the spool rlivecenters; 'means for locking said .device tdpreve'nt" I SucheShifting; means" controlling the styli or advancing them into operative relation r ving said locking device into n combination f sheet-marking 1 up roll and spool livecenter; means for alternatlvelyactuating the take-"up'- rolls and sisting ofafra1necomprising verticalpost s;

stylus rock shafts journal'ed I for rocking in the postsyeachrockshaft having at one end 1 1a stylus-carrying lever arm i mig .1

i- -proximate tothe posts an-operatin ever or arm; spr ngs reacting upon said "lever arms iens; means ffor vvithdrawing the sty'li from" the platens against the action of-thesprings ng on the.

for

to? yieldingly advance the styli to'thef platcomprising bars mounted to test rs rec r randh v gaging the rock-shaft-operating eve fupper ends of said'slideb'ars and cams on the rock shaft-operating against the posts for crowding theslide barslongitudinally when said last mentioned shaft is rocked. ndicated,

hipg units mounted in the -up roll: and a spool live center means for alternatively actuating the take-upfrollsand thel spool live centers; a stylus-carrier'con-g sisting of a frame comprising vertical posts; a stylus rock shaftsfjournaled for rocking in 1 gtheposts, each rock shafthaving at one end ,a' stylusscarrying lever arm; and having l' l for each roll and styli thereon overhanging the plate'nrolls respectively, and means for chine f orfthe purpose indibination-Witha frame, a multi- H sheet-marking units mounted in r the frame, each comprisinga platemfatake- Ydevicei for shift into operative" 'relation with l thev spool: live V lock for locking'saidjdevice p shifting,fand'connectionsj'from" the last mentioned rock shaft for operating a said lock to release the against such :up" roll and a spec respectively; arocl: shaft journaled in the the'trainefeach comprisinga platen, a takeproximate to the posts an operating leverarm springsreacting upon saidg;lever-arms v i v to yieldingly advance the l'styli to theplatens; means fo Withdravving the styli from? ithePIatensagaiiist action of thesprings' *com risingbars mounted for sliding on the posts respectively; an'dj having? pins for engaging the rock shaitg'operating'lever arms,

respectively; a rock shaftijournaled in the 90 upper; ends offsaid'slidebars and cams on the rock shaftf operatingagainst the posts;

4 v s. longitudinally when said -lastmention I p g the riving connections p f p I when the shaft is rocked to actuated. 1 Inafm'a'chinefo combination wj y of sheet 'niarkin the frame, eachico npris ter'; means for "alternatively actuat respectively for hold tuating position, and at an intermediate neutral t-position; alatchpivoted for'swingingacross the path of movementjofi the =shiftinglever tolock it against movement away 'from's'aid intermediate position toward thespool-liventerQ-actuatingposition; a stylus carrie dstylus-carrying arms having stylitherjeverhanging the'platens r,espectively;'said armsfbeingmovableto retract, the styli from the platens; niea'ns'for So moving them, and .7

connections from saidfmeans'to said latch for. moving it out of said locking, position when the styliare "'litetracted, and into. said 3Q locking p i sition when" the stylus-operatingarms are moved n the opposite direction *In" a 'fmEiLChIIIG tor the purpose vo 113-. In a machine for the purpose indicated,in coinbination with aframe, a'multiplicity of sheetmarking units mounted in,

haft isf'rocked; a I

' from the 'gva platen atak je-i I y V ,e-uproll and f \ithespoollivecenterysaid meanscomprising: a shiftingleveniabar along which the'lever- V shifted having coking notches positioned I y a r a p-rolh 1 V it dr ving, positionyat spool-live-center platen, a take- Y cated, in combination with a frame, a multi-k plicity of sheet-marking units mounted in propelling the'sheet to be marked thereover With pressure thereon for rotating the platen roll, the stylus-carrier having a stylus arm for each platen roll and styli positioned thereon for pressure uponthe platen rolls, respectively; means for moving the carrier bodily to carry all the styli transversely of the direction. of'travel of the' sheet during the operation of the sheet-propelling means in one direction, and means forfwithdrawing the styli from the platen roll during the ac Y tuation of the sheet inthe opposite direc- I tion'.

of April, 1914. t r t VERNESTIG. CLARK.

my hand at De Kalb, Illinois, this 17th day e Witnesses:

H. B. SANFORD, M L. Form;

, washingtomn'c. 1

Intestimony Whereof I have hereunto set Copies of this patent maybe obtained for five cents each, by addressing the f Commissioner of'ratents, r 

